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Morgan Stanley (MS) stock analysis

$187.01+3.66%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • MS lost 6.6% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 422nd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +17.4%, 1.6 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 18.2% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 3 analysts raised earnings estimates and 5 cut; forward EPS moved −0.7% (+1.4% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Investment banking & trading segment of the Financial Services, where the 1-month median return is −5.7%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 16, 2026).
Market cap$293.7B
12-month return+17.4%
Forward P/E13.8×
Mean target vs price+19.1%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

MS−6.6%
Sector median−1.1%
S&P 5000.0%
MS−12.6%
Sector median−1.6%
S&P 500+4.7%
MS−1.6%
Sector median+4.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
MS+17.4%
Sector median+15.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500422 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Financial Services570 / 688

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate downtrend · DeclineConfirmed

Holding since Oct 16, 2026

  • Close below EMA20 below EMA50
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are falling
  • Volume exceeds 1.5× the prior 20-session average; supporting evidence only
This pattern on this stock

45 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.9%, positive 60% of the time, against +1.8% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$13.60
30-day change−0.7%
90-day change+1.4%
Mean target$222.77 +19.1%
Raised (30d) 3Cut (30d) 5

22 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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Ahead of peersValuation

Behind peersRevisions, Profit

PeersGS · SCHW · IBKR · HOOD

Where it sits in the supply chain

Financial Services · Products & channels

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Supplied by
Money-center banks−7.2%
JPM−0.9%1 monthBAC−9.6%1 monthWFC−0.9%1 monthC−6.5%1 month105560.KS−9.1%1 monthMFG−7.9%1 month
Its segment
Investment banking & trading−5.7%
GS−4.7%1 monthMS−6.6%1 month

Underwriting, M&A advisory and trading, rising and falling with capital-markets activity and volatility.

Sells into
Consumers, companies & investors

Also on: Capital Markets & Asset Management

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−21.9%
Volatility, 60D25.4%
From 52-week high−18.2%
From 52-week low+21.8%
Trailing P/E15.1×
Forward P/E13.8×

Themes

  • Digital Banking3M rank 37 / 67
GSGoldman SachsJPMJPMorgan ChaseBACBank of AmericaWFCWells FargoCCitigroupSCHWCharles SchwabIBKRInteractive BrokersHOODRobinhood Markets

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